Sony has started the roll-out of its new, more efficient, mid-range codec: XAVC, along with the PMW-F5 &PMW-F55 4K cameras. It allows higher frame rate recording at 1080p. With every new camera, come many new questions about workflow. This article mainly outlines

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Sony F55/F5 XAVC to Vegas Pro workflow.

When I got my F5, I tried to work the output 1080p XAVC footage in Sony Vegas Pro 11. It imports, but when I try to do anything with it, it crashes. As far as I know Vegas Pro can’t support XAVC 4K & HD. You may also be troubled by the similar problem. To get rid of the issues, you will need to transcode Sony XAVC to a more "edit" friendly codec for Vegas like MPEG-2.

Now I share the guide with you how to convert XAVC footage to Vegas Pro friendly format using Brorsoft

4. Hit the convert button, it will start converting F55/F5 XAVC for importing to Sony Vegas Pro immediately. Soon after the conversion, just click “Open” button to get the generated files for natively editing in Vegas Pro 9/10/11/12 perfectly.